Table 1.  Temperature and rainfall at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center during the winter of 2000-2001 and the 46 year average.  (http://fawn.ifas.ufl.edu)

 

 

Mean Monthly

 

Mean Monthly

 

 

 

 

Maximum

 

Minimum

 

 

 

 

Temperature (°F)

 

Temperature (°F)

 

Rainfall

Month

2000-20011

46-yr avg

 

2000-20011

46-yr avg

 

2000-20011

46-yr avg

November

73

79

 

52

58

 

0.00

2.07

December

72

74

 

50

52

 

0.99

2.37

January

68

72

 

43

50

 

0.10

2.86

February

79

74

 

57

52

 

0.00

2.88

March

72

78

 

58

55

 

1.14

2.36

 

1Transplanted 29 November 2000.  Last harvest 9 March 2001